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it will be pakistan that saves pakistan if pakistan is to be saved or watches as pakistan is not save. we really have to be aware of what our limitations are. we can make a lot easier for members of the diaspora to send money to travel back and forth on the free exchange of people but ultimately this is something that is going to be in the hands of pakistanis there and here. agree with chris. we need more transparency. i often advocated a openly and above board double flaging the drones that this is a joint u.s./pakistani endeavour. neither u.s. nor pakistani officials have shown any appetite for that. >> let me just make two or three comments to cover what was asked. i think this relationship basically can be summed up by the phrase duplicity for all. everybody is lying and if the -- i am the biggest advocate. everything should be transparent. the problem is not only drones but everything should be transparent. things which are not in the country's own interests or u.s. or pakistan doing, i don't think we have an idea in that sense. the question about international trends was a good
it will be pakistan that saves pakistan if pakistan is to be saved or watches as pakistan is not save. we really have to be aware of what our limitations are. we can make a lot easier for members of the diaspora to send money to travel back and forth on the free exchange of people but ultimately this is something that is going to be in the hands of pakistanis there and here. agree with chris. we need more transparency. i often advocated a openly and above board double flaging the drones that...
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it is clear the killing of osama bin laden is inflection point to our relationship with pakistan. we're looking for pakistan is to join us in taking steps to common fight to terrorism and play a constructive role in afghan-led reconciliation. as we do so we have already engaged in and will continue to engage in candid and specific, and yes, sometimes difficult conversations on the path ahead. and building on the efforts of richard holbrooke, we are intensifying our regional approach to the af-pac challenge. that you discussed earlier today. the third areas effectively managing our major relationships. for starters our allies which is timely topic given the president's trip to europe last week. we worked hard to revitalize our atlantic & pacific alliances and sharpen them for the modern challenges we face and this work continues. when you sit in a bilateral meeting with a european leader and hear the long list of issues we're working on together, endless list focused on everything around the world you realize just how crucial our allies are. across the board we count on them to hel
it is clear the killing of osama bin laden is inflection point to our relationship with pakistan. we're looking for pakistan is to join us in taking steps to common fight to terrorism and play a constructive role in afghan-led reconciliation. as we do so we have already engaged in and will continue to engage in candid and specific, and yes, sometimes difficult conversations on the path ahead. and building on the efforts of richard holbrooke, we are intensifying our regional approach to the...
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-pakistan relations. the actions by the pakistani government to support them actively and passively represents a growing problem that is undermining u.s. interests and may violate international norms, potentially warranting sanction." in supporting these groups, the government of pakistan, particularly the pakistani army, continues to jeopardize pakistan's opportunity to be a respected and prosperous nation with genuine regional and international influence." now, i -- finally, i'd like to say again, this is an incredibly difficult challenge for the united states security policy. we have a country on which we are dependent in many respects. for supplies, for cooperation, for hopefully not to be a sanctuary,al it's no, although e case, for taliban and al qaeda elements. we have a country that is a nuclear power, and we have a country that has a government that i will say charitablely, is very weak. so it seems to me that the corker amendment is important for the american people to know exactly where we are,
-pakistan relations. the actions by the pakistani government to support them actively and passively represents a growing problem that is undermining u.s. interests and may violate international norms, potentially warranting sanction." in supporting these groups, the government of pakistan, particularly the pakistani army, continues to jeopardize pakistan's opportunity to be a respected and prosperous nation with genuine regional and international influence." now, i -- finally, i'd...
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it's provide in just a few factories in pakistan but just a small percentage of what's produced in pakistan finds itself way in afghanistan and becomes the main ingredient in the i.e.d.'s. most of the calcium ammonium nitrate used the i.e.d.'s, unfortunately, comes from pakistan. over the past two years, i've led an effort to urge pakistan to do more to address this threat. i've sent letters, we passed a resolution here in the senate, and i traveled to afghanistan and pakistan last august to make the case directly to the leaders in islamabad, the capital of pakistan. as i mention perks -- mentioned, the presiding officer, senator bennet, along with senator blumenthal of connecticut traveled with us. we spent a good time in pakistan, three days and we were i think pretty consistent in the delivery of that message that we were not just urging but we were providing i think a sense of urgency but almost a directive as best we could, urging and pushing their government as hard as we could to help us and to help themselves, by the way,. a lot of pakistanis lose their life this way as well. so dur
it's provide in just a few factories in pakistan but just a small percentage of what's produced in pakistan finds itself way in afghanistan and becomes the main ingredient in the i.e.d.'s. most of the calcium ammonium nitrate used the i.e.d.'s, unfortunately, comes from pakistan. over the past two years, i've led an effort to urge pakistan to do more to address this threat. i've sent letters, we passed a resolution here in the senate, and i traveled to afghanistan and pakistan last august to...
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panetta expressed concern as the leadership in pakistan comes under pressure, it is not able to be fined a safe haven. since the fall in 1991, somalia both now areas of somalia have been the only areas of effective governance. they seek international recognition, but others do not. while they recognize obvious support the eventually integration into greater somalia requires ongoing support. today's hearing offers a valuable opportunity to examine u.s. policy on a variety of issues involving somalia. i'd like to now turn to ranking member, mr. payne, for any comments he might have. >> thank you very. let me thank you for calling the very important joint hearing on assessing the consequences of the failed state of somalia. and it's a pleasure to see my good friend, mr. royce back who chaired the subcommittee at some point in the past and has maintained a strong interest as have congressman smith. and so it's a pleasure to be here at this very important hearing. unfortunately, i will have to leave a few minutes before ii. -- 2:00. i've been invited to be a part of the presidential delegatio
panetta expressed concern as the leadership in pakistan comes under pressure, it is not able to be fined a safe haven. since the fall in 1991, somalia both now areas of somalia have been the only areas of effective governance. they seek international recognition, but others do not. while they recognize obvious support the eventually integration into greater somalia requires ongoing support. today's hearing offers a valuable opportunity to examine u.s. policy on a variety of issues involving...
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haqqani, taliban, dtp of pakistan is a taliban, tnsm of pakistan is taliban. his brother leading, now he's been killed, all of them are not in tandem with each other. in fact, many in afghanistan fight each other. so, therefore, it's not a monolith. so maybe we go back to 1989 where there'll be chaos, confusion and anarchy, everyone fighting each other. pakistan alone, again, fending for itself. so this was why, as i said, an antipathy against the united states. why is there a confidence and trust deficit between the united states and pakistan? which has got exacerbated all along, no trust at all in the last one and a half years, i think, finally leading to the action of osama bin laden which absolutely displays the lack of trust, lack of confidence between the two countries. very briefly, partially maybe it started back in be my time, in 2004 or '5 when i had a, i had a strategy of weaning the pashtun from the taliban, and, therefore, we started by addressing, putting together local jirgas, a tribal meeting of elders. thought we'd hold tribal jirgas and drew
haqqani, taliban, dtp of pakistan is a taliban, tnsm of pakistan is taliban. his brother leading, now he's been killed, all of them are not in tandem with each other. in fact, many in afghanistan fight each other. so, therefore, it's not a monolith. so maybe we go back to 1989 where there'll be chaos, confusion and anarchy, everyone fighting each other. pakistan alone, again, fending for itself. so this was why, as i said, an antipathy against the united states. why is there a confidence and...
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the day that chairman kerry left pakistan, the prime minister of pakistan went up to china saying china is our number one friend. in the "washington post" there's an article in there again today where pakistan is clearly courting china, and i would dpen express my hopes as one area where i think china seriously could do more to legitimize the status that it now has in consonance with the economic and military power that's grown and in a way that could be positive. they're going to be a great beneficiary if this region does regain the stability, and they clearly need to be more overt or i would hope they would be more overt in trying to bring about a solution. now, i want to say two things really quickly here, and then i'm sorry, i'm afraid if i ask you a question, i'm going to run out of time, but the first is in your statement. you mentioned this new strategic partnership declaration, and i met with the afghani ambassador yesterday. he mentioned this. he said that they are seeing this as an executive agreement, and that they -- they, the afghanis, believe there's going to be some sort
the day that chairman kerry left pakistan, the prime minister of pakistan went up to china saying china is our number one friend. in the "washington post" there's an article in there again today where pakistan is clearly courting china, and i would dpen express my hopes as one area where i think china seriously could do more to legitimize the status that it now has in consonance with the economic and military power that's grown and in a way that could be positive. they're going to be...
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pakistan is suffering that same thing. so the smallest thing gets blown up to a bigger than proportion event political event in pakistan that causes them to make bad decision business full cooperation with the hundreds we're going to try to help them get through that, if we can. >> well, regrettably we've run out of time. the council has asked me to mention on friday the next event will be the ceo on the volkswagen group, jonathan browning. i want to thank the chairman for a fascinating hour. i think we all benefited very much. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. that was great. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> the health and intelligence committee chair mike rogers heading over to capitol hill the for a moment to join his colleagues on the hill as the house and senate starts businesses. today's business includes completion of an offshore permits and drilling bill. also today a measure to expand deep water oil and gas exploration. you can see the house live on our
pakistan is suffering that same thing. so the smallest thing gets blown up to a bigger than proportion event political event in pakistan that causes them to make bad decision business full cooperation with the hundreds we're going to try to help them get through that, if we can. >> well, regrettably we've run out of time. the council has asked me to mention on friday the next event will be the ceo on the volkswagen group, jonathan browning. i want to thank the chairman for a fascinating...
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and pakistan need to be strong partners. we can always, though, question that relationship and i think now is the time for us to be able to question that relationship and what the pakistanis are doing in concert with the united states and battling extremism. >> host: let's hear from becky in dayton, ohio. good morning. >> caller: good morning, thanks for taking my call. >> host: uh-huh. >> caller: my first question is about pakistan. do they feel that there should be some sort of sanctions against them once they investigate how much they didn't want to know about obama -- i mean, him being there? secondly, how would they have his dna to be able to determine for sure that it was him? and do you think that there's too much information revealed about -- like them taking the computers and having all that information? don't they feel that in a way that could be detrimental to any further investigations? >> guest: well, becky, those are great questions. first of all, as far as them revealing the intelligence that they gathered the
and pakistan need to be strong partners. we can always, though, question that relationship and i think now is the time for us to be able to question that relationship and what the pakistanis are doing in concert with the united states and battling extremism. >> host: let's hear from becky in dayton, ohio. good morning. >> caller: good morning, thanks for taking my call. >> host: uh-huh. >> caller: my first question is about pakistan. do they feel that there should be...
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how we're using the people of pakistan. thanks. >> my view is that there is a real cancer within pakistan from the standpoint of militant organizations. whether you're talking about al qaeda, talking about pakistani taliban, haqqani group, others, there is i think a general recognition in the united states as well as throughout the world that pakistan has a real challenge ahead to uproot and eradicate the forces of militancy within pakistan. and i think they pakistani government and the pakistani people have to be very honest with the challenges that they faced domestically, that it is an area that has served as a training ground, as a launching pad to carry out attacks. but not just against other countries, against the united states. against pakistanis. men, women and children on a daily basis in pakistan are being horrifically murdered by these attacks. suicide attacks, anything but suicide. they are homicide attacks. they kill by the scores. i really do hope the pakistani government and all the institutions are going to
how we're using the people of pakistan. thanks. >> my view is that there is a real cancer within pakistan from the standpoint of militant organizations. whether you're talking about al qaeda, talking about pakistani taliban, haqqani group, others, there is i think a general recognition in the united states as well as throughout the world that pakistan has a real challenge ahead to uproot and eradicate the forces of militancy within pakistan. and i think they pakistani government and the...
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-pakistan relationship" was published in the prestigious army war college quarterly "parameters." the decoration and badges earned during his distinguished service speak to his dedication and his skill. defense superiors service medal, bronze star, nato medal, army commendation medal, armed forces expeditionary medal, global war on terror, meritorious unit citation, and several foreign nation awards. but he was probably perhaps most proud of having earned the master parachutist badge. colonel cumoose was known to be a no-nonsense individual. he was always focused on the mission, but randy had a soft spot, an unrelenting spiritual love of family dwelled inside this stoic professional army officer. his wife tracy and his sons, robert and michael and david, they meant absolutely everything to him. the colonel's larger family extended through his parents, larry and karen cumoose of norfork, nebraska, to friends and colleagues around the world who revered his strength and his compassion and his leadership. today i ask that god be with the family of colonel randall cumoose. their faith
-pakistan relationship" was published in the prestigious army war college quarterly "parameters." the decoration and badges earned during his distinguished service speak to his dedication and his skill. defense superiors service medal, bronze star, nato medal, army commendation medal, armed forces expeditionary medal, global war on terror, meritorious unit citation, and several foreign nation awards. but he was probably perhaps most proud of having earned the master parachutist...
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afghanistan for pakistan in iraq for the marines and thanks to you also for your leadership. you clearly understand challenges we face in afghanistan. lieutenant general retired classmate and close friend, the first officer of the coalition command in afghanistan back in 2003. thank you for charging of course in afghanistan that has opened the door and courting myself. the former army ranger search of both iraq and afghanistan. you know the ground situation, what goes on there. it is great year here and in short the cnas team is definitely afghanistan strong. okay, this path goes this morning. i will give you a short overview of the operational plan from now until 2014 and discuss in more detail where we are currently in that plan. i'll tell you what i think is going well and what worries me. i went with a brief comment on what they think the future is regard to transition, driving down 2014 and beyond. so first, what does the campaign the click? well, our object has remained the same. to deny al qaeda sanctuaries and prevent the taliban from retaking afghanistan. and by the
afghanistan for pakistan in iraq for the marines and thanks to you also for your leadership. you clearly understand challenges we face in afghanistan. lieutenant general retired classmate and close friend, the first officer of the coalition command in afghanistan back in 2003. thank you for charging of course in afghanistan that has opened the door and courting myself. the former army ranger search of both iraq and afghanistan. you know the ground situation, what goes on there. it is great year...
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think it's very important that we engage not just with the afghanistan government but also with the pakistan government. we're not going to create a stable afghanistan that should be our name. an afghanistan that is stable enough to take our troops home without it becoming a hot bed of terrorism. we won't be able to do that unless we engage with the pakistanis i think that's the absolute key of solving this problem and having a political track so those who have been opposed to us recognize there is a democratic path, a peaceful path they can follow but they have to give up violence. they have to announce al-qaeda before that can happen. >> simon wright? >> the announcement -- the government had put aside the funding required to complete the a11 and the support of the prime minister then was very much welcomed. will he now join with me and our coalition colleagues across the region in pressing for an early start date for this game so the economic benefits can be delivered as soon as possible? >> i think all of us who visit remember how important the a11 is to people. what i can tell him is th
think it's very important that we engage not just with the afghanistan government but also with the pakistan government. we're not going to create a stable afghanistan that should be our name. an afghanistan that is stable enough to take our troops home without it becoming a hot bed of terrorism. we won't be able to do that unless we engage with the pakistanis i think that's the absolute key of solving this problem and having a political track so those who have been opposed to us recognize...
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there are allies of ours in pakistan and there are enemies. pakistan is a nuclear power. so we have to be able to play a game with pakistan that is better than the game they're playing with us, which is to minimize the people that are taking advantage of us. the problem that we have in afghanistan and pakistan, and i do not want to give political particularly, because i do not like doing that around september 11, if but i do not consider this political. i consider this important as sacred part of the problem we have in pakistan and afghanistan is the silly timetable that we put of mr. you cannot fight a war with a timetable. when did this idea of murder? who figured this out question no. this is the dumbest thing in the most dangerous thing you can possibly do. imagine if we had engaged in the civil war or the first world war or the second world war with a timetable? we will fly nazism for three years and they get tired and leave. we will be in afghanistan until the summer of 2010 or the summer of 2011. first of all, you cannot win a war that way. secondly, you give your
there are allies of ours in pakistan and there are enemies. pakistan is a nuclear power. so we have to be able to play a game with pakistan that is better than the game they're playing with us, which is to minimize the people that are taking advantage of us. the problem that we have in afghanistan and pakistan, and i do not want to give political particularly, because i do not like doing that around september 11, if but i do not consider this political. i consider this important as sacred part...
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perceived as more corrupt than pakistan, yemen and zimbabwe. the world bank considers 122 countries to be better places to do business than russia. one of these countries is georgia, which the world bank ranks as the 12th best country to do business. in other words, what happened in the -- isn't it true that in the magnitsky case, it's what's been taking place all across russia, including this incredible story of khodorkovsky, who was one of the wealthiest men in russia, one of the wealthiest oligarchs who rebelled against this corruption because he saw the long-term consequences of his -- of this kind of corruption and was brought to trial, convicted. then when his sentence was completed, they charged him again. and talk about a corrupt system. isn't it true that vladimir putin said he should -- quote - "sit in jail." and we now know that the whole trial was rigged, was revealed by people who were part of the whole trial? isn't it true, i would ask my friend from maryland, that what we're talking about here is one human tragedy, but it's a tra
perceived as more corrupt than pakistan, yemen and zimbabwe. the world bank considers 122 countries to be better places to do business than russia. one of these countries is georgia, which the world bank ranks as the 12th best country to do business. in other words, what happened in the -- isn't it true that in the magnitsky case, it's what's been taking place all across russia, including this incredible story of khodorkovsky, who was one of the wealthiest men in russia, one of the wealthiest...
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bin laden is dead, having hidden for years in pakistan in plain view of the i.s.i., pakistan's intelligence force, and the pakistani military, clearly the issue at hand is about terrorism, not insurgency. terrorism is a borderless issue represented by the unimpeded movement of the taliban into pakistan and a safe haven in abbottabad for al qaeda's leader. in finding bin laden and bringing him to justice, we have struck a serious blow to al qaeda's network that permits to us now reconsider our mission and the wisdom of pursuing a broad and open-ended strategy of nation-building in afghanistan, because make no mistake about it, what we are doing in afghanistan is nation building. and it's interesting, i have heard speeches on the senate floor and in my previous service in the house about how we should not be nation building by many of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, that's not a vital national interest. that's exactly what we are doing here. and the cost of our current strategy is too high in lives lost, in futures unraveled by injury and in taxpayer dollars spent. 1,500 brave m
bin laden is dead, having hidden for years in pakistan in plain view of the i.s.i., pakistan's intelligence force, and the pakistani military, clearly the issue at hand is about terrorism, not insurgency. terrorism is a borderless issue represented by the unimpeded movement of the taliban into pakistan and a safe haven in abbottabad for al qaeda's leader. in finding bin laden and bringing him to justice, we have struck a serious blow to al qaeda's network that permits to us now reconsider our...
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as to pakistan, the conference report limits to 40% the amount of the pakistan counterinsurgency fund that can be obligated until the secretary of defense provides congress with a strategy on the use of the fund and on enhancing pakistan's efforts to counter the threat of improvised explosive devices, those i.e.d.'s which killed so many of our troops and so many civilians. finally, the department of defense has informed us that it does not need an exempts from -- exemption from section 526 of the energy independence and security act of 2007 because that section does not apply to purchases at market prices from generally available fuel supplies and does not preclude the department from purchasing any fuel it needs or expects to purchase in the foreseeable future. mr. president, we are in the final stages of withdrawing our combat troops from iraq, but we continue to have almost 100,000 u.s. soldiers, sailors, air men and marines on the ground in afghanistan. while there are issues on which we may disagree, we all know that we must provide our troops the support they need as long as the
as to pakistan, the conference report limits to 40% the amount of the pakistan counterinsurgency fund that can be obligated until the secretary of defense provides congress with a strategy on the use of the fund and on enhancing pakistan's efforts to counter the threat of improvised explosive devices, those i.e.d.'s which killed so many of our troops and so many civilians. finally, the department of defense has informed us that it does not need an exempts from -- exemption from section 526 of...
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the real enemy is across the border in pakistan but i'm not advocating the war in pakistan but there are a thousand things you could do to address that. as long as you're not going after the khamenei control, we have the information to do that, we have not because of our foreign policy towards pakistan, then you have no business being in a fight. when people say it is not a strategic partner, so 30, 40 guys will strap on suicide bombs and go and blow themselves up because they are pissed off the government is corrupt? give me a break. this is not about corruption. this is not whether karzai is a reliable strategic partner. that is an excuse. >> cut it to the chase. what you think is really at the heart of the american effort now in afghanistan? >> get the hell out. that's all we care about. it's costing too much. we don't want to pay for. we don't think the afghans are worth the fight. it is their problem and we want to get out of here. >> and at this particular point, if the u.s. were to work out a way of getting, without having accomplished its original purpose, and it sounds to me
the real enemy is across the border in pakistan but i'm not advocating the war in pakistan but there are a thousand things you could do to address that. as long as you're not going after the khamenei control, we have the information to do that, we have not because of our foreign policy towards pakistan, then you have no business being in a fight. when people say it is not a strategic partner, so 30, 40 guys will strap on suicide bombs and go and blow themselves up because they are pissed off...
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but this morning i was in a foreign relations hearing on afghanistan and pakistan, and my staff tells me that the majority leader came down and happened to castigate me for speaking about the fact that we had not really taken up some of the nation's most important business this year, that we have spent a lot of time on bills that were not as important as our nation's debt crisis and other kinds of things. i can't imagine there's anybody in this body that feels like, as a united states senator and it being june 23, this we've taken up very serious business this year. i can't imagine that there's anybody that's proud of what we've been able to accomplish this year as it relates to addressing our country's most ppression problems. and so that was the point of a speech i made yesterday on the floor that i might add i've had numbers of democrats come up to me and said that they could not have agreed more. and the point was that we need to deal with our nation's number-one crisis today, which is spending. i talk add little bit about what's happening with the blair house negotiations and the
but this morning i was in a foreign relations hearing on afghanistan and pakistan, and my staff tells me that the majority leader came down and happened to castigate me for speaking about the fact that we had not really taken up some of the nation's most important business this year, that we have spent a lot of time on bills that were not as important as our nation's debt crisis and other kinds of things. i can't imagine there's anybody in this body that feels like, as a united states senator...
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pakistan's plan to address the i.e.d. smuggling supply chain which is a threat to its own people as well as our soldiers and marines, has yet to be proved effective. the plan addresses border security, regulation of fertilizer materials, and promoting public awareness of the threat posed by these i.e.d.'s. but we cannot rely on pakistan's good will -- goodwill to ensure this important work. there can be no ambiguity, no doubt, no sirnt in our relationship with pakistan, and that is why i support even stronger measures that senator casey has championed as well. in the process that he has suggested to withhold any assistance if verification cannot be accomplished. in its action not mere plans or conferences, the pakistanis need to prove that they are stopping and stemming the flow of fertilizer. they need to prove more than just goodwill or good intentions but effective action to stem and stop the flow of all of the bombmaking materials across the border. we also must support efforts by the department of defense to secure a
pakistan's plan to address the i.e.d. smuggling supply chain which is a threat to its own people as well as our soldiers and marines, has yet to be proved effective. the plan addresses border security, regulation of fertilizer materials, and promoting public awareness of the threat posed by these i.e.d.'s. but we cannot rely on pakistan's good will -- goodwill to ensure this important work. there can be no ambiguity, no doubt, no sirnt in our relationship with pakistan, and that is why i...
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and pakistan have been pretty high and i think the big fear in pakistan is that the u.s., using its advanced special operations capability, would, if there were a crisis in pakistan, that threatened those weapons would conduct some operation to take them. so it sounds like the pakistanis, which are supposedly have their weapons under control, are seeking to enhance those controls. >> host: back to twitter here. gary says, no country should dictate to another what it can or can't do with its own territory. we have nukes. let everyone have them or no one. >> guest: well, you know, that's, there is whole argument to be made for who should have them and who shouldn't have them. it is a legacy of cold war we have them and a number of states have them and it's more of an alarming situation when you have a regime like that in iran which, as the caller mentioned earlier, has threatened to wipe israel off the face of the earth and has these kind of apocalyptic, theocratic rulers which certainly raises the bar in terms of concerns about who has them and who doesn't. >> host: a couple of people on twit
and pakistan have been pretty high and i think the big fear in pakistan is that the u.s., using its advanced special operations capability, would, if there were a crisis in pakistan, that threatened those weapons would conduct some operation to take them. so it sounds like the pakistanis, which are supposedly have their weapons under control, are seeking to enhance those controls. >> host: back to twitter here. gary says, no country should dictate to another what it can or can't do with...
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levin 72, coalition supporting pakistan. and levin 73, sense of the senate regarding nato. the presiding officer: without objection. the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from arizona, mr. mccain, for mr. corker, proposes amendments en bloc numbered 1171, 1172 and 1173. mr. mccain: mr. president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: mr. president, i would ask -- excuse me. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the pending amendments be temporarily laid aside, and i call up on behalf of senator bingaman, amendment number 1117 and on behalf of senator gillibrand amendments number 1187 and 1211. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. mr. levin: before the clerk reports, i would also ask unanimous consent that senator gillibrand be add as cosponsor of senate bill 1092, the levin-mccain counterfeit parts amendment. the presiding officer: without objection, the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from michigan, mr. levin, for senators bingaman and gillibrand, proposes amendments en bloc numbered 1117, 1187 and
levin 72, coalition supporting pakistan. and levin 73, sense of the senate regarding nato. the presiding officer: without objection. the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from arizona, mr. mccain, for mr. corker, proposes amendments en bloc numbered 1171, 1172 and 1173. mr. mccain: mr. president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: mr. president, i would ask -- excuse me. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the pending amendments be...
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crocker is served as ambassador to pakistan and iraq for george w. bush at the asa calls selfless service to america. [applause] thank you, general sullivan for your kind words. mr. secretary, director clapper, director petraeus, general dempsey he wore all that table 318 which has been a source of trouble throughout the evening. general odierno, a sergeant major of the army chandler, all of you with all the stars in the crowd this evening like the academy award except it's definitely the wrong guy you have to the podium i'm truly humble by this honor which is an honor as well for the foreign service of the united states i've been privileged to represent that service for almost 40 years and i decided to see here tonight several of my colleagues who served with me in beirut and the ambassador riis and embassador recent know that is not an echo in the foreign service and a tandem couple can both rise to the rank of ambassador and both left embassies when they were in charge to server our country together with general petraeus engender odierno and so ma
crocker is served as ambassador to pakistan and iraq for george w. bush at the asa calls selfless service to america. [applause] thank you, general sullivan for your kind words. mr. secretary, director clapper, director petraeus, general dempsey he wore all that table 318 which has been a source of trouble throughout the evening. general odierno, a sergeant major of the army chandler, all of you with all the stars in the crowd this evening like the academy award except it's definitely the wrong...
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so it would be crazy to have a law that says if you went to pakistan and attacked an american soldier, you could be blown up or held indefinitely, but if you made it back to dulles airport, if you went downtown and started killing americans randomly, we couldn't hold you and gather intelligence. the supreme court in 1942 said that made no sense. a person helping the nazis -- if a senator in 1942 took the floor of the united states senate and said, you know, those american citizens who collaborated with the nazis, we ought not treat them as an enemy, you would be run out of town. i'm just saying to any american citizen, if you want to help al qaeda, you do so at your own peril. you can get killed in the process. you can get detained indefinitely, and when you're being questioned by the c.i.a., the f.b.i. or the department of defense about where you trained and what you did and what you know and you say to the interrogator, i want my lawyer, the interrogator will say you don't have a right to a lawyer because you're a military threat. this is not dragnet. we're fighting a war. and the s
so it would be crazy to have a law that says if you went to pakistan and attacked an american soldier, you could be blown up or held indefinitely, but if you made it back to dulles airport, if you went downtown and started killing americans randomly, we couldn't hold you and gather intelligence. the supreme court in 1942 said that made no sense. a person helping the nazis -- if a senator in 1942 took the floor of the united states senate and said, you know, those american citizens who...
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a trip that he made to pakistan just a few weeks ago could not have come at a more important moment. and he returned to not only brief the administration, but also his colleagues in congress. i know he will be taking other journeys in his capacity as chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, and i want to tell him how much i appreciate it as all americans should. i also want to tell him how much i appreciate the effort he put into this resolution relative to our assistance to nato in libya. if you look back in terms of this debate on the floor of the united states senate, you realize that it really goes back to the origins of america. when the founding fathers sat down and defined what this congress had the power to do. i don't think they wasted words. and those who will look at article 1, section 8, clause 11, will see that congress is given the authority to declare war. it is one of the most awesome responsibilities given to congress. but it was clearly given to congress so the founding fathers said we would represent the feelings of the people of america, the people whos
a trip that he made to pakistan just a few weeks ago could not have come at a more important moment. and he returned to not only brief the administration, but also his colleagues in congress. i know he will be taking other journeys in his capacity as chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, and i want to tell him how much i appreciate it as all americans should. i also want to tell him how much i appreciate the effort he put into this resolution relative to our assistance to nato in...
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kirk: i would like to speak briefly on the subject of our relations with pakistan. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the senator is permitted. mr. kirk: earlier this week, i gave a talk based on my service in afghanistan as a reservist about the growing threat of a new group to our forces in afghanistan, isaf and the afghan government. it's not al qaeda, which is armed and dangerous, but a shadow of its former shadow. it's not the taliban, which is still extremely armed and dangerous. it's a new group called the haqqani network. recently, there was a high-profile attack on the afghani government and the isaf headquarters in kabul, the capital of afghanistan. the u.s. ambassador two days ago then announced that this was the work of the haqqani network. that's a very important factoid. then yesterday the secretary of defense also highlighted the haqqani and pointed a direct finger at the government of pakistan and its intelligence service, the i.s.i. it's all well known that while there are terrorists operating loosely in pakistan who attac
kirk: i would like to speak briefly on the subject of our relations with pakistan. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the senator is permitted. mr. kirk: earlier this week, i gave a talk based on my service in afghanistan as a reservist about the growing threat of a new group to our forces in afghanistan, isaf and the afghan government. it's not al qaeda, which is armed and dangerous, but a shadow of its former shadow. it's not the taliban, which is still extremely...
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we're bombing in pakistan. we're dealing in yemen. we really don't have total control of iraq and partial control of afghanistan. it goes on and on. but the question i have is, isn't there a limit to supporting these dictators? and i, of course, take a position which the least involvement the better and deal with people on different terms rather than saying, you know, we'll buy our friends. i think a friend bought is not a friend. i think a friend that is coerced by military power is not a friend and breeds resentment. but what would be wrong with swearing off support for and aid for all dictators? just think of what might happen in the middle east. if you did that -- i mean, here we've supported egypt. >> you can see the rest of the testimony by secretary of state clinton testifying before the house foreign affairs committee. it's available on our website at c-span.org. she's also appearing this morning before the senate foreign relations committee on the fiscal year 2012 budget for foreign affairs. that's just getting underway this
we're bombing in pakistan. we're dealing in yemen. we really don't have total control of iraq and partial control of afghanistan. it goes on and on. but the question i have is, isn't there a limit to supporting these dictators? and i, of course, take a position which the least involvement the better and deal with people on different terms rather than saying, you know, we'll buy our friends. i think a friend bought is not a friend. i think a friend that is coerced by military power is not a...
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what we should do with that person who went to pakistan and got radicalized who wants to come back here and kill us all is hold them in military custody like we've done in every other war and find out all we can about future attacks and what they know because we're not fighting a crime, we're fighting a war. that's been the law according to the supreme court for decades, and all we're doing here in congress is saying statutorily we recognize the authority of this president and every other president to hold an enemy combatant for intelligence-gathering purposes indefinitely whether they're captured at home or abroad because that only makes logical sense. and the idea of criminalizing the war and not being able to gather intelligence will put our country at risk, and let me say this about the system: no one can be held as an enemy combatant under the law that we've constructed without having their day in federal court. so don't worry about going to a tea party or moveon.org rally or occupy wall street rally and somebody holding you as a political prisoner under this law. the only people t
what we should do with that person who went to pakistan and got radicalized who wants to come back here and kill us all is hold them in military custody like we've done in every other war and find out all we can about future attacks and what they know because we're not fighting a crime, we're fighting a war. that's been the law according to the supreme court for decades, and all we're doing here in congress is saying statutorily we recognize the authority of this president and every other...
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president obama noted that it is essential that pakistan joins us in this fight. in the coming weeks and months these same counterterrorism professionals will focus on determining what bin laden's death mean for the death posed for al qaeda affiliates in the remainder of al qaeda's senior leadership. but today the world knows, once again, that wherever al qaeda lurks, wherever they lurk, we will find them. it may not be days from now. it may not be months, but those who plot harm to innocent americans and our allies will be captured or killed. for them justice will be done. anyone who lived through the horror of 9/11 remembers exactly where they were on that terrible september day. now they will remember where they were when they first heard the news that the man behind it had been killed by brave american forces inside pakistan. we'll remember where we were when, after year of effort, we finally got our man. america didn't seek this fight. it came to us. but ever since 9/11 we've been determined to fight al qaeda to the end. we knew from the start it would requir
president obama noted that it is essential that pakistan joins us in this fight. in the coming weeks and months these same counterterrorism professionals will focus on determining what bin laden's death mean for the death posed for al qaeda affiliates in the remainder of al qaeda's senior leadership. but today the world knows, once again, that wherever al qaeda lurks, wherever they lurk, we will find them. it may not be days from now. it may not be months, but those who plot harm to innocent...
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they are in afghanistan, but they are also in yemen, in iraq, in pakistan and elsewhere. in fact, our top target in the war against terrorism and osama bin laden was just killed in a brave operation in a safehouse in pakistan. so, madam president, i think it's absolutely critical we have a military that is prepared to take on our threats wherever they may be. so as we consider the wars we are fighting now in afghanistan be and in iraq, we need to be sure we aren't overextending the service members we are counting on, that we continue to have the financial resources available to defend ourselves against the very real threat of terrorism that continues to exist, and that the costs and resources of boots on the ground for years on end doesn't inhibit our ability to go after terrorists wherever they are, and we need to know that our military and intelligence operations are nimble and have the resources they need to keep our nation safe from all threats. madam president, we have been fighting in afghanistan for ten years. i voted for that war. it was the right thing to do. our
they are in afghanistan, but they are also in yemen, in iraq, in pakistan and elsewhere. in fact, our top target in the war against terrorism and osama bin laden was just killed in a brave operation in a safehouse in pakistan. so, madam president, i think it's absolutely critical we have a military that is prepared to take on our threats wherever they may be. so as we consider the wars we are fighting now in afghanistan be and in iraq, we need to be sure we aren't overextending the service...
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make that a permissive environment whereby we could leverage that as a nation state to destabilize pakistan. ... the taliban on the other side and we need some basis for which we can launch attacks against al qaeda in the fog - a --fatah areas of pakistan but we have taken the most costly approach to chief security interest in afghanistan. spending over $100 billion a year and the american taxpayers will be on the hook in definitely even when we are out of afghanistan there's a projected $8 billion a year cost in terms of maintaining afghan security forces because they don't have an economy to do that, that we are in effect -- our first action, we gave air logistical and advisory support to the anti taliban forces in the country which are the no. alliance and they drove them out. instead of using our leverage to say you need to reach out to the anti taliban elements of the country, we will assist you so long as you keep the taliban and al qaeda out. we led an effort to superimpose political system on them that doesn't fit the political culture of the country. it doesn't have the capacity to
make that a permissive environment whereby we could leverage that as a nation state to destabilize pakistan. ... the taliban on the other side and we need some basis for which we can launch attacks against al qaeda in the fog - a --fatah areas of pakistan but we have taken the most costly approach to chief security interest in afghanistan. spending over $100 billion a year and the american taxpayers will be on the hook in definitely even when we are out of afghanistan there's a projected $8...
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just for a little bit about afghanistan and pakistan. and i think you cannot discuss them separately. we have a huge dilemma with growing pressure now. osama bin laden is dead. we have terrible budget pressures on defense and so on. it's time to cut our losses. well, it maybe. but we should also worry about cutting our gains. it has been a difficult struggle in afghanistan. we have changed strategies at least once. we now are in a telling year where the surge in troops is beginning to show. we are beginning to reach out to afghanistan's neighbors, the chinese, the russians, you are -- ukrainians. we don't need an afghanistan. this is a highly centralized efficient state. we simply need an afghanistan that is not a breeding ground for attacks on outside civilization. it is a very difficult issue for the president who i think very skillfully maneuvered his first declaration, we're going to start drawing down in july of this year to pushing it gradually off to 2014. so i'm mildly optimistic there. the other things that i would have talked a
just for a little bit about afghanistan and pakistan. and i think you cannot discuss them separately. we have a huge dilemma with growing pressure now. osama bin laden is dead. we have terrible budget pressures on defense and so on. it's time to cut our losses. well, it maybe. but we should also worry about cutting our gains. it has been a difficult struggle in afghanistan. we have changed strategies at least once. we now are in a telling year where the surge in troops is beginning to show. we...
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we remain concerned about stability in pakistan and the security of that country's nuclear arsenal. we are attempting to counter terrorist threats emanating from pakistan, east africa, yemen and many other locations. into this confluence of economic and national security commitments, the president has involved our nation in a civil war in libya. we find ourselves in a situation where congress is debating vast cuts in domestic programs to make essential progress on the deficit, even as president obama has initiated an expensive, open-ended military commitment in a country that his defense secretary has said is not of vital interest. any member who has been here to witness the last ten years should understand that war is an inherently precarious enterprise that is conducive to accidents, to unintended consequences, and miscalculations. the last ten years have also illuminated clearly that initiating wars and killing the enemy is far easier than achieving political stability and reconstructing a country when the fighting is over. this is why going to war should be based on u.s. vital i
we remain concerned about stability in pakistan and the security of that country's nuclear arsenal. we are attempting to counter terrorist threats emanating from pakistan, east africa, yemen and many other locations. into this confluence of economic and national security commitments, the president has involved our nation in a civil war in libya. we find ourselves in a situation where congress is debating vast cuts in domestic programs to make essential progress on the deficit, even as president...
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they will discuss threats from iraq, pakistan and afghanistan. that starts 3:30 eastern. live coverage of the senate when members return here on c-span2. coming up in about an hour on c-span3 the joint deficit reduction committee will hold a public hearing with the cochairs of two previous deficit commissions erskine bowles and alan simpson of president obama's deficit commission. along with alice rivlin and pete domenici who led an effort for the bipartisan policy center here in washington. the committee is tasked with finding at least $1.2 trillion in deficit savings by november 23rd. live coverage of that meeting in just under and hour on c-span3. >> would you continue your statement please. you will receive the answer in due course. don't worry. >> i'm prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over if that is your decision. pppppppppppppppppppppp@ >> when i got into the public started selling my books every person i worked with you had rejection letter from which is kind of cool. we go to meeting. we love your stuff. what about this? >> the white house counsel
they will discuss threats from iraq, pakistan and afghanistan. that starts 3:30 eastern. live coverage of the senate when members return here on c-span2. coming up in about an hour on c-span3 the joint deficit reduction committee will hold a public hearing with the cochairs of two previous deficit commissions erskine bowles and alan simpson of president obama's deficit commission. along with alice rivlin and pete domenici who led an effort for the bipartisan policy center here in washington....
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look, i think all of us realize the nine -- the nine women pakistan -- denying women access to health care is a -- truth is that politicians who are threatening your health care, in seeking to defund is asians, are doing so for one simple reason -- they are afraid of you. they are afraid of you. that is right. the people here on capitol hill, right up there, are afraid of you. and why? they should be. they should be. because you are one of the biggest and most powerful obstacles standing in the way of their plans to take america back to the 19th century. they want to dismantle medicaid and medicare and social security, but you are standing in the way. they want to destroy it public and private-sector unions that fight for equal pay, family leave, and people working the dish, but you are standing in the way. they want to keep your children out of head start and make it harder for them to go to college by cutting pell grants, but you are standing in the late. of all, they want to transfer more power to millionaires and make it harder for you to achieve the american dream. but you are st
look, i think all of us realize the nine -- the nine women pakistan -- denying women access to health care is a -- truth is that politicians who are threatening your health care, in seeking to defund is asians, are doing so for one simple reason -- they are afraid of you. they are afraid of you. that is right. the people here on capitol hill, right up there, are afraid of you. and why? they should be. they should be. because you are one of the biggest and most powerful obstacles standing in the...
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administration, with secretary gates, and nato in very essential and crucial issues against pakistan, libya, against piracy, the fight against national terrorism, and in the recent weeks, last five weeks as minister of finance i find myself in the battlefield of debt, deficit and economic growth. in his last five weeks, i've had the opportunity to really seal -- see the positives. the state of the eurozone sign july 21, and active participation of the private sector of this involvement, and addressing the problem of the greek population come is giving new momentum. [inaudible] inside and outside greece. i'm referring to greeks of diaspora, the greeks of american and the greek civil community which is the largest in the world. together, we will succeed in rebuilding our country, restoring its fiscal independence and achieving the competitive position in the international market. we can do this and we will do this. challenge for the primacy, the government and for me, the minister of finance. but by and large, it is a challenge for the greek people, a proud people with me skills. thank
administration, with secretary gates, and nato in very essential and crucial issues against pakistan, libya, against piracy, the fight against national terrorism, and in the recent weeks, last five weeks as minister of finance i find myself in the battlefield of debt, deficit and economic growth. in his last five weeks, i've had the opportunity to really seal -- see the positives. the state of the eurozone sign july 21, and active participation of the private sector of this involvement, and...
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and that is where we step in and try to get the most -- >> i guess the problem i'm having is we did pakistan $215 million for flood disaster relief. socialite all the people in northeastern pennsylvania they would have been better off if they were in pakistan than if they were right here at home? i don't know. i think at some point we should take care of america and americans first and american businesses. we can't afford to lose any more jobs. i introduced a bill, this has changed my life. i walked with these people, i cried with them and watched them as they put their life positions on the kerb to be taken away. i introduced a bill of the change the way america handles disasters by introducing a bill the would give a 1% loan for 40 years enough to cover hour at the ministry of costs. if we can help other people i think we can help americans at a time of disaster first. >> would you yield? i really welcome your position. in fact after katrina i tried to reduce the interest rate and even provide a bridge loan, zero interest rate and it didn't happen. i didn't have the support from your side
and that is where we step in and try to get the most -- >> i guess the problem i'm having is we did pakistan $215 million for flood disaster relief. socialite all the people in northeastern pennsylvania they would have been better off if they were in pakistan than if they were right here at home? i don't know. i think at some point we should take care of america and americans first and american businesses. we can't afford to lose any more jobs. i introduced a bill, this has changed my...
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i don't care if someone is coming from pakistan or afghanistan that is spend a little more time. we need to understand and use more common sense with what we do and impractical purposes 99% of kids under 12 wouldn't be patted down and that would be better for most of us who are in salted by what they're doing now. >> thank you. chairman levin. >> sorry couldn't be here for most of this. i was chairing the armed services committee hearing, the confirmation of ash carter. let me start with director olson. you note in your prepared testimony the homegrown violent extremist activity is elevated with u.s.-based extremists taking information and instruction from al qaeda's global efforts and a wide range of english-language propaganda. part of that propaganda was a recent video released by an american born confirmed al qaeda operative to which he urges al qaeda sympathizers to exploit u.s. gun laws and purchase firearms. under current gun laws individuals are allowed currently to purchase a firearm without an fbi background check. if they're buying from a private sector light gun shows
i don't care if someone is coming from pakistan or afghanistan that is spend a little more time. we need to understand and use more common sense with what we do and impractical purposes 99% of kids under 12 wouldn't be patted down and that would be better for most of us who are in salted by what they're doing now. >> thank you. chairman levin. >> sorry couldn't be here for most of this. i was chairing the armed services committee hearing, the confirmation of ash carter. let me start...
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terrorists, for going after bin laden, for using predator drones on the battlefield all over afghanistan and pakistan. what i fought them with is that we have no way of capturing someone and acquiring good intelligence because you have locked the system down. and this detainee legislation that we have before the senate will allow a way to go forward. what happens if you capture someone tomorrow, where do we put them, what jail do we have as a nation to put a captured terrorist in? we don't have a jail because they won't use guantanamo bay. they captured a terrorist and put him on a ship for 60 days. the navy is not in the detention business. we don't build ships to make them jails. we build ships to fight wars. so this aversion to using guantanamo bay is going to bite us as a nation. so this legislation allows us to move forward. if you capture someone, you can gather good intelligence. there is a presumption that they are going to be held as an enemy combatant, but there is a waiver provision there. what i don't want to do is start reading rights to everybody we capture in the united states as part
terrorists, for going after bin laden, for using predator drones on the battlefield all over afghanistan and pakistan. what i fought them with is that we have no way of capturing someone and acquiring good intelligence because you have locked the system down. and this detainee legislation that we have before the senate will allow a way to go forward. what happens if you capture someone tomorrow, where do we put them, what jail do we have as a nation to put a captured terrorist in? we don't have...
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last may there was the attempted car bombing in times square aided by ttp in pakistan. these attempted attacks demonstrate how al-qaeda and its affiliates still have the intent to strike inside the united states. in addition, there were a number of serious terrorist plots by lone offenders here in the united states. their targets ranged from the martin luther king day march in spokane, washington, as mentioned by the chairman to a christmas tree lighting ceremony in portland, oregon, to subway stations in the washington, d.c. metro system. and while the motives and methods for these plots were varied, they do and were among the most difficult threats to combat. the espionage threat persisted as well. last summer there were the arrests of ten russian spies known as illegals who secretly blended into american society in order to clandestinely gather information for russia. and we continue to make significant arrests for economic espionage as foreign interests seek to steal controlled technologies. the cyber intrusion at google highlighted the potential danger from a sophi
last may there was the attempted car bombing in times square aided by ttp in pakistan. these attempted attacks demonstrate how al-qaeda and its affiliates still have the intent to strike inside the united states. in addition, there were a number of serious terrorist plots by lone offenders here in the united states. their targets ranged from the martin luther king day march in spokane, washington, as mentioned by the chairman to a christmas tree lighting ceremony in portland, oregon, to subway...
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officials would have to work together to defeat terrorist cells whether they are in the tribal areas of pakistan or, frankly, here in our own backyard. and yet, some have begun to think after the killing of osama bin laden that we can now sit back and relax a little. there was a recent arrest in my state, in the hometown of my colleague, senator paul, of two foreign fighters who have openly admitted to conducting attacks against u.s. soldiers and marines in iraq, and that shows how misshapen the notice s. let's look at that again. here are two iraqi terrorists arrested in bowling green, kentucky, within the last couple of weeks. the director of central intelligence stated in an open hearing on capitol hill last week that about 1,000 members of al qaeda and iraq continue to fight us over in iraq. now we know that at least two of them -- at least two of them -- have left the battlefield over there to live right here in the united states. the case of wahd ramadan alwan and mohammed sharif hami show us that terrorists continue to pose an imminent threat. we owe a debt of gratitude to the men and wom
officials would have to work together to defeat terrorist cells whether they are in the tribal areas of pakistan or, frankly, here in our own backyard. and yet, some have begun to think after the killing of osama bin laden that we can now sit back and relax a little. there was a recent arrest in my state, in the hometown of my colleague, senator paul, of two foreign fighters who have openly admitted to conducting attacks against u.s. soldiers and marines in iraq, and that shows how misshapen...
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we're opening new bureaus while still retaining a full-time presence, full time in iraq, afghanistan, pakistan, jerusalem, cairo, east africa, west africa, china. we actually have two bureaus in china, and other spots around the world. and over the last couple of weeks, npr journalists have been in tunisia, saudi arabia, bahrain, qatar, and as you heard a moment ago, libya, covering the world-altering events covering the east and middle east. and we may soon be algeria and yemen. closer at home we have reporters on just about every beat imaginable. race and demographics, religion, rural affairs. we have entire units dedicated to science, to the arts, to books, and to music. last year, we launched npr's first investigative unit. it now has nine full-time staff. we stay on the story when everyone else moves on. npr's howard berkus is still reporting on the upper big branch mine of west virginia where 29 workers died nearly a year ago. npr's debbie elliott lives near the gulf of mexico and continues to follow developments since the bp disaster. danny swirling has stayed with the story of returnin
we're opening new bureaus while still retaining a full-time presence, full time in iraq, afghanistan, pakistan, jerusalem, cairo, east africa, west africa, china. we actually have two bureaus in china, and other spots around the world. and over the last couple of weeks, npr journalists have been in tunisia, saudi arabia, bahrain, qatar, and as you heard a moment ago, libya, covering the world-altering events covering the east and middle east. and we may soon be algeria and yemen. closer at home...
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in the latter case, don't take out the sane leaders and allow democracy in pakistan or afghanistan. egypt isn't quite that. it seems to be a little closer to iran or iraq, but what's the obvious outcome here? in iran there had been an election. the moderates had won, and ahmadinejad stole the election. we don't know what's happening in egypt. it may be okay now. the military is running things. don't tell liberals. [laughter] i mean, i think republicans were no longer and isolationist party, but were not a busy-body party either. if it's not broke, don't fix it. if we have an ally who is helpful to the utes as mubarak was, why are you wanting to stir up trouble like that? we can't help every country like iraq and turn them all into beautiful peaceful democracies. we can't do that in every country across the world. there's a point where we end up wasting our resources. i'm a bigger fan of the war in iraq than george bush is i think, but you don't disturb countries where you have a loyal ally. >> what is more important to american values though, being friends with israel still or knowi
in the latter case, don't take out the sane leaders and allow democracy in pakistan or afghanistan. egypt isn't quite that. it seems to be a little closer to iran or iraq, but what's the obvious outcome here? in iran there had been an election. the moderates had won, and ahmadinejad stole the election. we don't know what's happening in egypt. it may be okay now. the military is running things. don't tell liberals. [laughter] i mean, i think republicans were no longer and isolationist party, but...
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last year there was the pakistan cricket scandal. i'm not sure any paper other than the "news of the world" would have been able to expose that. and anyone who's spent time in the america knows that something has happened, it's become respectable. they're now hugger mugger with the people in power. you're actually more likely to read the truth about the rich and powerful in the "national enquirer" than you are in "the new york times", and i feel something like that might happen -- >> the strange thing about "the sun," you know look back and there was a golden age of "the sun," and actually it was under a chap called calvin mckenzie. because mckenzie -- love him or loathe him and most of us loathe him -- [laughter] mckenzie captured the thatcher years and mirrored exactly what margaret thatcher was inflicting on the british public, in my view inflicting on the british public. but it just had an incredible sense of self-awareness, of surety. we back our troops, we do this we go here, you know? nothing was too much trouble. they had a -
last year there was the pakistan cricket scandal. i'm not sure any paper other than the "news of the world" would have been able to expose that. and anyone who's spent time in the america knows that something has happened, it's become respectable. they're now hugger mugger with the people in power. you're actually more likely to read the truth about the rich and powerful in the "national enquirer" than you are in "the new york times", and i feel something like that...
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facing, it's hard to shift focus to something happening in the country of yemen are afghanistan and pakistan, or china or brazil. and there are some, and i hear their voices, who argue that the united states can no longer afford to be a global leader. that we should pull back from the world and lower our ambitions. but i am here today to tell you that nothing could be further from the truth. the fact is -- [applause] number one, we have no choice. a world is our doorstep, whether we invited or not. and number two, we cannot afford not to be engaging. whether it's opening new markets for american businesses or breaking up terrorist plots and bringing the wars of the last decade to a successful close, our work around the world holds the key to our prosperity and security right here at home. there are many examples of this, and some of them are controversial. but take, for example, the pending free trade agreements with south korea. it is expected to create 70,000 american jobs if congress approves it, including thousands right here in arkansas because terrorists on most agricultural exports ar
facing, it's hard to shift focus to something happening in the country of yemen are afghanistan and pakistan, or china or brazil. and there are some, and i hear their voices, who argue that the united states can no longer afford to be a global leader. that we should pull back from the world and lower our ambitions. but i am here today to tell you that nothing could be further from the truth. the fact is -- [applause] number one, we have no choice. a world is our doorstep, whether we invited or...
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>> one of the biggest changes will be a change to pakistan is secret whole to which senators informally let leaders know they're going to block legislation or nominations from coming to vote on the floor. right now that can be done anonymously. and people like senator ron wyden of oregon who is a democrat and republican chuck grassley of iowa want those votes to be announced publicly so that people know the nomination and can work with them to overcome them. so the change would attempt to force people to say publicly even on the floor of the senate or in the congressional record that they object to legislation coming forward. >> why are these changes being sought by democrats? how might that affect the senate, the way the senate conducts business? >> over the last couple of years, new democrats in the senate have been really frustrated by the pace of action. it take so long for legislation to move, particularly compared to the house of representatives. so there's been this movement among the newer democrats to try and find ways to speed up action in the chamber. the republicans argue th
>> one of the biggest changes will be a change to pakistan is secret whole to which senators informally let leaders know they're going to block legislation or nominations from coming to vote on the floor. right now that can be done anonymously. and people like senator ron wyden of oregon who is a democrat and republican chuck grassley of iowa want those votes to be announced publicly so that people know the nomination and can work with them to overcome them. so the change would attempt to...
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faa partially shut down during the debt ceiling standoff, republican governors sending pakistan was money. toyota cars recalled worldwide over safety issues, fighting successfully i might add with new jersey governor chris christie over money that the department gave new jersey to build a tunnel the christie decided not to bill. there was a near showdown over the highway bill though at the last minute congress passed a temporary extension. that did not address the underlying issues of how the infrastructure needs without addressing the long-term funding issues. mr. leonard has been the most high profile transportation secretary in a long time, and he helped spin the steam is money that was the first big transportation infusion in many years. mr. lopez but with his personal passions on the radar across the u.s. but perhaps one of the biggest expectations of mr. lahood as the transportation secretary had nothing to do with planes trains, trucks, or seat belts and buses. as a long-term and well-liked republican congressman who plan to retire at the end of 2008, lahood's presence in president
faa partially shut down during the debt ceiling standoff, republican governors sending pakistan was money. toyota cars recalled worldwide over safety issues, fighting successfully i might add with new jersey governor chris christie over money that the department gave new jersey to build a tunnel the christie decided not to bill. there was a near showdown over the highway bill though at the last minute congress passed a temporary extension. that did not address the underlying issues of how the...
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this means that russian is perceived as more corrupt than pakistan, yemen, and zimbabwe. the world bank considers 122 countries to be better places to do business than russia. i would point out that one of those countries is the republic of georgia, which is ranked 12th by the world bank. when we consider the pattern of corruption and abuse, that the russian government has perpetrated over many years, it's not surprising to see the outpouring of anger and dissatisfying that russian voters expressed in this weekend's parliamentary elections. unfortunately, the conduct of that election and especially its aftermath has only validated the growing frustration that russians feel for their rulers. before the ballots were even cast, a respected russian election monitoring organization called golos was subjected to intimidation, harassment, political pressure and fines. the subsequent election has been criticized by impartial international observers, including the organization for security and cooperation in europe, which documented in its preliminary assessment numerous irregular
this means that russian is perceived as more corrupt than pakistan, yemen, and zimbabwe. the world bank considers 122 countries to be better places to do business than russia. i would point out that one of those countries is the republic of georgia, which is ranked 12th by the world bank. when we consider the pattern of corruption and abuse, that the russian government has perpetrated over many years, it's not surprising to see the outpouring of anger and dissatisfying that russian voters...